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1.

Animated Stroke Order 恐

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 恐 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 恐

恐 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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恐

恐=巩consolidate+心heart

The heart (心) trembles under pressure, like a worker (巩) fearing collapse — to fear or be terrified.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 恐

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5.

How to Use 恐

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 恐 works in context.

Words with the core meaning of fear or dread

In these words, 恐 contributes the sense of fear, anxiety, or terror.

恐惧 • kǒng jù • fear; dread; be afraid of • HSK 6

HSK 6

kǒng恐

jù惧

fear; dread; be afraid of

恐怖 • kǒng bù • terrifying; horrible; dreadful • HSK 6

HSK 6

kǒng恐

bù怖

terrifying; horrible; dreadful

恐慌 • kǒng huāng • Panic / Alarm • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kǒng恐

huāng慌

Panic / Alarm

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 恐

HSK words that contain this character.

恐怕 • kǒng pà • afraid

HSK 4

kǒng恐

pà怕

afraid

恐吓 • kǒng hè • threaten; intimidate; menace

HSK 6

kǒng恐

hè吓

threaten; intimidate; menace

争先恐后 • zhēng xiān kǒng hòu • falling over each other; in a mad rush to be first

HSK 6

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu

恐龙 • kǒng lóng • Dinosaur

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kǒng恐

lóng龙

Dinosaur

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 恐 is used in context

tā他

duì对

hēi黑

àn暗

chōng充

mǎn满

kǒng恐

jù惧

。

He is full of fear of the dark.

kǒng恐

pà怕

jīn今

tiān天

huì会

xià下

yǔ雨

。

I'm afraid it will rain today.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

fēi非

cháng常

kǒng恐

bù怖

Information

Pinyinkǒng

Meaningfear

Strokes10

Radical心

Traditional恐

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Frequency#826

Zhuyinㄎㄨㄥˇ

UnicodeU+6050

CangjieMNRHU

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falling over each other; in a mad rush to be first

。

This movie is very scary.

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